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From the West End to the East End, our London coverage keeps hospitality professionals in the know. Our dedicated reporting on London’s vibrant and highly competitive foodservice market, spans restaurant group expansions, new pub and bar concepts, catering contracts, high-street openings, licensing changes, staff shortages, and operational trends shaping the capital. Whether you’re a central London restaurant operator, a neighbourhood café owner, a high-volume catering contractor, or an F&B executive overseeing multiple venues across zones, this archive delivers actionable insights and strategic updates designed for decision-makers navigating the capital’s fast-moving hospitality landscape.
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Oct- 2018 -8 OctoberBeverages
The Gladwin Brothers to serve ‘UK’s youngest wine’ at its restaurants
London restaurateurs and vineyard owners, The Gladwin Brothers, will become the first to serve the UK’s “youngest and freshest wine” in their restaurants, The Shed, Rabbit and Nutbourne. This is to celebrate what the company claims to be its “best harvest to date” from its West Sussex vineyard, Nutbourne. Made…
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8 OctoberRestaurants
Taiwan dumpling chain Din Tai Fung to open London restaurant
Taiwanese dumpling chain Din Tai Fung has announced it is to open a London restaurant based on Covent Garden’s Henrietta Street. The 250-cover restaurant will become the chan’s first outside of Asia, with plans for a second London restaurant on Tottenham Court Road already in motion. The chain, which described…
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5 OctoberRestaurants
Caprice Holdings to open Brasserie of Light in Selfridges
Caprice Holdings has announced it is to open a new restaurant, named Brasserie of Light in Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street. The restaurant will move into the store thanks to a £300m investment in Selfridges, Caprice Holdings described the new restaurant as “a new destination, restaurant, and bar” with a…
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5 OctoberPeople
Gino D’Acampo officially launches My Coffee & Deli Bar
Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has visited Manchester today (Friday 5 October) to officially launch his first My Coffee and Deli Bar. The new Italian fast-casual dining offer, which is located on the ground floor of his Pizza and Prosecco bar in fashion retailer Next, is the chef’s third venue…
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4 OctoberOpinion
The importance of storytelling in the food and beverage industry
A great speaker will skilfully enthral their audience as they whisk them off on a memorable journey into the subject matter. For the food and beverage industry, this means picturing the speaker’s voice describing tantalising anecdotes about top secret recipes, family drinking traditions, and the history behind that special dessert…
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4 OctoberAwards & Events
National ‘Chef of the Year’ winner revealed
Kuba Winkowski, head chef from The Feathered Nest Inn, was named the new The National Chef of the Year during the Restaurant Show in London. Winkowski served a menu of native lobster, oyster emulsion, celery, sea herbs buttermilk followed by Yorkshire grouse, cabbage, foie gras, quince, celeriac, seeds and sticky…
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4 OctoberApps & Technology
Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo hold demonstration
Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo are holding a demonstration in Leicester Square from 11am, with some workers on strike. GMB Union regional officer, Steve Garelick, said: “The continued attacks made on workers from rate reduction without consultation to gratuities being hived off show that there is…
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4 OctoberAwards & Events
Bar soon to close named ‘world’s best’
Dandelyan based in London’s Southbank has been announced as the ‘World’s Best Bar for 2018’ despite announcing its closure on 1 October. Ryan Chetiyawardana, the bar’s co-founder said he was “flabbergasted” by the award, adding: “In a way it’s the most fitting thing. We’ve worked so hard and with so…
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3 OctoberAdvice
Catering for active lifestyles
It’s no secret that people are becoming more health-conscious. And with many businesses now recognising the positive impact that a healthy team can have on the business, on-site exercise facilities are becoming a common feature in the modern workplace. This positive shift toward healthier choices presents an opportunity for caterers…
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3 OctoberAwards & Events
Michelin guide 2019: Welsh restaurant retains star despite plans to return it
The Welsh restaurant that announced it wanted to return its Michelin star rating has retained the accolade according to the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2019 Selection. The owners of The Checkers in Montgomery, Wales said they wanted to give back the Michelin star after featuring in the guide…
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